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While the large Carnival mas bands, especially the all inclusive ones, seem to be thriving, hosting elaborate launches and attracting premium corporate sponsors, the small and medium bands don’t fare as well.

President of the Trinidad and Tobago Carnival Bands Association (TTCBA), Rosalind Gabriel who founded the most successful children’s Carnival mas band, said the small and medium bands struggle to survive and stay alive from one year to another.

MIAMI (September 12, 2019) - From Aruba to Jamaica and The Bahamas to Bermuda, hotels and resorts have joined with the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) to launch an online action to help support the long-term recovery of the northwestern islands of the Bahamas.

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. September 5th, 2019 - Hold on tight, it’s about to get wild. New soca music, complete with a fresh face and unbridled vibe, emerges this September. No mater how you look at it, the evolution of the soca game continues to flourish and by all accounts, the young trendsetters have upped the anti, delivering smash hit singles consistently.

Lauderhill Florida –The CEO of SAO Soca Awards Ltd, Mr. Colin Jackman, has committed half of the proceeds from the 16th Annual International Soca Awards to help fund recovery and rebuilding efforts in the Bahamas. The island nation suffered significant damage from HurricaneDorian which left thousands homeless and took several lives.

MIAMI (September 4, 2019) - The Caribbean tourism industry and its many friends around the world are responding to the call for support for the storm ravaged islands of the northwestern Bahamas - The Abacos and Grand Bahama.

CARIBBEANTALES announces the twenty-one (21) filmmakers that will take part in the Tenth Annual CaribbeanTales Market Incubator (CTI) in partnership with The Caribbean Development Bank, Ontario Creates and Telefilm Canada, and with support from the National Film & Video Foundation of South Africa.  At the annual Big Pitch, they will compete for prizes that will include an award of $10,000 for Best Caribbean Project.

To this hour, our hotel partners as reported on by the St. Lucia Hotel & Tourism Association (SLHTA) have fared well with no damages to plant and property. All guests are properly cared for and are safe within their respective resorts.

Miami, Fl-September 4, 2019 - Committed to celebrating and promoting diverse cultural roots through the arts and culture activities, and by promoting African American and Caribbean artistic talent, Hampton Art Lovers(HAL) once again will open another exhibition September 5, 2019 at the Historic Ward Rooming House(249 Northwest 9th Street Miami, FL, 33136).

AUGUST 20, 2019 – Montego Bay, Jamaica – Four of the most influential individuals in the cannabis industry, Bruce Linton, Cam Battley, Steve DeAngelo and Vicente Fox will deliver keynote addresses at the CanEx Jamaica Business Conference and Expo 2019 taking place at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, September 26-28.